Sao Paulo vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$2709
🏠 One person rent	$462	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$348
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	50
😀 Quality of life	65	63
🏙️ Population	11.5M	1.11M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 19% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 5654th and 4485th ($976 vs $1199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and Armenia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Armenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.5 months in Yerevan. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 4281st and 4732nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Yerevan

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	Sao Paulo	Yerevan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$719
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	15.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$3407
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$1582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$3.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$6.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$5800

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611

Cities near Yerevan

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Abovyan	$1094
16 km or 10 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
20 km or 13 mi	Masis	$1081
40 km or 25 mi	Armavir	$990
50 km or 31 mi	Igdir	$565
70 km or 44 mi	Vanadzor	$697
76 km or 47 mi	Spitak	$833
79 km or 49 mi	Dogubayazit	$570
88 km or 55 mi	Gyumri	$711
126 km or 79 mi	Caldiran	$574
129 km or 80 mi	Kars	$568
135 km or 84 mi	Agri	$553
148 km or 92 mi	Marneuli	$813
149 km or 93 mi	Gardabani	$767
156 km or 97 mi	Rustavi	$660
166 km or 103 mi	Ganja	$481
170 km or 106 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
172 km or 107 mi	Goris	$967
185 km or 115 mi	Khoy	$419
196 km or 122 mi	Kapan	$961
203 km or 126 mi	Gori	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Van	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Khashuri	$692
222 km or 138 mi	Barda	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Marand	$553
228 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
251 km or 156 mi	Shaki	$607
268 km or 167 mi	Oguz	$627
276 km or 171 mi	Kutaisi	$658
277 km or 172 mi	Erzurum	$562
279 km or 173 mi	Tabriz	$658
286 km or 178 mi	Bitlis	$582
290 km or 180 mi	Ahar	$622
291 km or 181 mi	Batumi	$812
297 km or 185 mi	Urmia	$519
298 km or 185 mi	Hakkari	$575
305 km or 190 mi	Mus	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Senaki	$788
315 km or 196 mi	Vladikavkaz	$633
342 km or 212 mi	Siirt	$573